The pilot renewal programme, launched on January 29, will run until April 1, allowing H-1B visa holders to renew their visas in the US before a temporary trip abroad.
USCIS completed annual H 1B selection process for Fiscal Year 2024 with early reports indicating record number of registrations submitted. Each year it becomes increasingly difficult to obtain one of the 85,000 H 1B visas allotted under congressionally mandated quota.
Lawsuit filed against Biden administration for proposal to base H-1B selection on wages
Greg Siskind of Siskind Susser PC who is representing one of the petitioners said that the higher wage requirement would create a system where non-profits would be unable to compete for talent
BusinessToday.In | May 19, 2021 | Updated 12:47 IST
H-1B visa: Lawsuit against Biden administration
Five non-profit organisations and businesses have filed a lawsuit against the Joe Biden administration for an H-1B visa selection process that would prioritise high-waged applicants. The petitioners called the move disastrous and filed a lawsuit on Monday in a US District Court.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a final rule for H1-B visa, giving priority to salary and skills instead of the current lottery procedures.This is aimed to protect the economic interests of US workers and better ensure the most highly skilled foreign workers benefit from the temporary employment programme.To recall, the US H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. The proposal was issued by the Trump administration a few days before the US elections and public comments were invited.
US to modify H-1B visa selection process to give priority to skill, wages over lottery
The technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China
PTI | January 8, 2021 | Updated 07:54 IST
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise
The United States on Thursday announced that it will modify the selection process for H-1B visa, giving priority to salary and skills, instead of the current lottery procedures. The final rule to be published in the federal register on January 8, officials said, is aimed to protect the economic interests of US workers and better ensure the most highly skilled foreign workers benefit from the temporary employment programme.